Articles by Tim Carlson

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Dye, Luxford win Columbia Tri

Cameron Dye’s 2nd-best swim and race-best bike gave him a 2:37 margin of victory over Andrew Yoder; Annabel Luxford’s race-best bike propelled her to the win over Leanda Cave at the 5150 Columbia Triathlon.

by Tim Carlson, May 20, 2012

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Matthews, Kaye win Memphis

Paul Matthews of Australia and Alicia Kaye of Clermont, Florida won the men’s and women’s overall titles at the 5i50 series Memphis in May Triathlon on a new course in Robinsonville, Mississippi.

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Lance wins IM 70.3 Florida

Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong blew away the field with a dominating 2:01:13 bike and a race best 1:15:56 run to win Ironman 70.3 Florida by a wide margin. Jessica Jacobs took the women's title.

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Stoltz, Paterson win ITU Cross Worlds

Conrad Stoltz held off Craig Evans to defend his ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship and Lesley Paterson ran down 2011 champ Melanie McQuaid to take the women’s crown at Pelham, Alabama.

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2012 USAT Hall of Fame

USAT Hall of Fame inducted worthies Ethel Autorino, Bob Babbitt and Sally Edwards, while the addition of Scott Tinley, Mark Allen and Scott Molina reunited triathlon’s Big Four.

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Kahlefeldt weathering TB scare

Brad Kahlefeldt, Australia’s top Olympic men’s triathlete, awaits one more test to be cleared of tuberculosis scare after suffering stabbing lung pains at ITU World Triathlon Series race in San Diego.

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Fourth time’s the toughest

Hunter Kemper made his fourth U.S. Men's Olympic triathlon team this weekend. But the road was tough as he fought off a string of injuries and faced an ever stronger set of competitors.

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Manny Huerta’s dream

Manuel Huerta weighs 123 pounds and stands 5-feet 7. Despite a silver at the Pan Am Games last year, the Cuban-born 28-year old was a long shot for the U.S. Olympic team. After Saturday, he stands tall thanks to the power of a fiercely held dream.

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2012 San Diego WTS Men

The San Diego ITU World Triathlon Series men's race was full of Olympic selection drama. Hunter Kemper made his fourth Olympic team and Manuel Huerta made his first. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

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2012 San Diego WTS women

The 2012 San Diego ITU World Triathlon Series women's event was the second round in the ITU's premier worldwide series. This event also decided the final U.S. Women's Olympic Triathlon team. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

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Olympic agony and ecstasy

When two great triathletes and good friends are pitted against one another in a struggle for the last ticket to the London Olympics, the victor's thoughts are bittersweet and the vanquished fights off tears as she maintains a brave face.

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Shoemaker comes back from KO

Jarrod Shoemaker crashed into the Olympic limelight by taking the first 2008 Olympic US men's slot; now he's coming back from two 2011 crashes that left him with a concussion and a strained neck and it's do or die time for Olympic slots Saturday.

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Sarah Haskins is ready

Sarah Haskins, the 2008 ITU World Championship silver medalist, 2008 Olympian, 2009 and 2011 Race to the Toyota Cup champion will duel Laura Bennett for the last U.S. women's Olympic slot.